Jeff Bezos has clapped back at Elon Musk over a statement claiming the Amazon founder told people to sell Tesla and SpaceX stock because Trump ‘would lose for sure’.
Musk and Bezos have had a contentious rivalry over the years as they’ve flipped between being the richest and second-richest men on the planet.
On Thursday, Musk posted to X: ‘Just learned tonight at Mar-a-Lago that Jeff Bezos was telling everyone that @realDonaldTrump would lose for sure, so they should sell all their Tesla and SpaceX stock so they should sell all their Tesla and SpaceX stock.’
Bezos quickly issued a blunt response, writing back: ‘Nope. 100% not true.’
Musk was then quickly deferential in the replies: ‘Well, then, I stand corrected.’
Bezos had not tweeted at any point since his post congratulating Trump on his election victory.
‘Big congratulations to our 45th and now 47th President on an extraordinary political comeback and decisive victory. No nation has bigger opportunities. Wishing [Trump] all…
